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Tablets for tots: could eHealth revolutionize home care for sick children?

NCT ID NCT04150120

Completed Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Lund University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This completed study tested whether giving families of children with long-term illnesses (like cancer, heart disease, or premature birth) a tablet computer with a special app helps them manage care at home. Researchers measured satisfaction, cost-effectiveness, and how well families followed treatment plans. The goal was to see if eHealth can improve communication with hospital staff and support self-management.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

e-health device with application

What this could lead to

If successful, this could show that eHealth tools improve family self-management and reduce hospital visits for children with long-term illnesses.

What could go wrong

This is an observational study with no treatment being tested, so it won't directly cure or change the course of any disease. Results may not apply to all families or healthcare systems.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

AIDS Child Nutrition Disorders childhood malignant neoplasm Congenital Abnormalities congenital heart disease developmental defect during embryogenesis Hirschsprung disease HIV infectious disease neoplasm nutritional disorder Patient Compliance Premature Birth

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

ADHERENCE, PATIENT CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE CONGENITAL MALFORMATION HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE HIV NUTRITION DISORDER, CHILD PEDIATRIC CANCER PRETERM BIRTH

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Arba Minch University

    Arba Minch, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia

  • Hillerød Hospital

    Hillerød, Denmark

  • Neonatal Department, Skåne University Hospital

    Lund, Skåne County, Sweden

  • Paediatric Cardiology Department, Skåne University Hospital

    Lund, Skåne County, Sweden

  • Paediatric Oncology Department, Skåne University Hospital

    Lund, Skåne County, Sweden

  • Paediatric Surgery Department, Skåne University Hospital

    Lund, Skåne County, Sweden

  • Rigshospitalet

    Copenhagen, Denmark